Remapping the Illegitimate Border (Countering the Legacy of the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent), an installation piece by artist Dylan Miner in collaboration with Indigenous and Latino Youth of Waawayeyaattanong, the Autonomous Windsor-Detroit Borderlands, at the Art Gallery of Windsor during the Border Cultures: Part One (homes, land) exhibition. (Photo: Frank Piccolo)

Rohana Buzamlak

Final Report Forms

All final reports are completed and submitted in Nova, OAC’s online granting system.
This now includes grants received through a paper application process.
For instructions on how to log into Nova, see the Nova User Guide. You will find the report form in your Nova profile, under Action Items.
For enquiries regarding reporting requirements, contact us at finalreport@arts.on.ca.

Market Development Travel: Dance

Purpose

This program supports Ontario’s professional dance artists and dance companies to travel to promote their work, build their profile, and develop relationships with arts presenters in Ontario, Canada and abroad.

Priorities

A higher priority will be given to applications from those who have not traveled to and/or performed in a region for similar activities.

Deadline dates

This program is now closed.

The new Market Development Travel Assistance program will open in fall 2018. More information will be available in October 2018.

Grant amount(s)

Ontario and Quebec: $500

Canada (all other provinces and territories): $1,000

United States: $1,500

Europe, Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean: $2,000

Africa, Asia/South Asia, Pacific/Oceania, and Middle East: $2,500

Important

Partial grants are not awarded.

OAC will not accept requests for changes to your funded activity. If you are unable to complete the activity as proposed, you will be required to return the grant.

Recent changes

This is a pilot program administered and assessed by OAC staff in the Dance, and Touring and Audience Development sections.

Eligible applicants

Professional dance artists who are Ontario residents.

Ad hoc groups/collectives of professional dance artists or arts professionals with expertise in dance.

Incorporated not-for-profit Ontario-based dance organizations.

All applicants must have a permanent physical address in Ontario.

Important

You can receive one Market Development Travel: Dance grant per year.

Ineligible applicants

Artistic directors or the equivalent leader(s) of an ad hoc group/collective or organization. In this case, the ad hoc group/collective or organization must be the applicant.

Arts presenters and representatives of presenter networks.

Arts agents.

Non-arts organizations.

Students currently enrolled in post-secondary studies. A student is an individual enrolled in a full-time (two or more courses) undergraduate program at a college or university, dance school, or studying dance at a private studio or training organization/conservatory.

ImportantOAC may contact you after the submission of your final report to gather additional information on the longer term impact of the grant.

Final reports for this program require grant recipients to provide:

Describe how the project contributed to the development of marketing your dance work to regional, national and/or international arts presenters.

List the prospective and/or confirmed engagements that are, or may be, a result of the project.

List the arts presenters, and their affiliations, that you reached in your project.

Provide documentation and/or an explanation of how you acknowledged or will acknowledge OAC support for your project. This should include samples of OAC logo recognition on any promotional or other materials produced in conjunction with the project, such as publications, brochures, posters, invitations, websites, or videos/films. This could also include a description of verbal acknowledgement at public events or the intention to include OAC acknowledgement in associated future activities/materials.

To apply

Applicant’s CV/résumé/bio/organization history.

An invitation, registration or other proof of participation from the host/organizer of the event.

Letter of support from a person who is knowledgeable about the event and who can attest to the importance of your participation.

Information about the event.

List of the prospective arts presenters that may attend the event.

Program-specific definitions

Arts presenter: An organization or arts professional that selects artistic programming for public presentation, pays a guaranteed artist fee for each presentation and covers the presentation costs.

Performing arts showcase: An event that organizes a significant number of performing arts presenters and programmers, rather than the general public. These events introduce an artist to new markets.

Conference/symposium: A meeting convened to network and discuss matters of common concern that provides for a formal exchange of views with experts in the performing arts sector.

Market development: A strategy to expand an artist’s or arts organization’s potential market for their artistic work, by connecting with new presenters, producers, distributors and/or engagers.

For more than 50 years, OAC has played a vital role in promoting and assisting the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of Ontarians. In 2017-18, the Ontario Arts Council invested $58.7 million in 231 communities across Ontario through 2,294 grants to individual artists and 1,474 grants to organizations.